Paramedic, Worcester City PCN

The successful candidate will work under the clinical supervision of the GPs, visiting patients in their homes to assess a variety of health conditions. Working together, the GP and Paramedic will devise a plan to meet the immediate care needs, and also plan to address any longer-term care requirements. Paramedics assist greatly in developing effective relationships between patients requiring regular care and the practice. Ideally candidates should be looking for a role where they can work as part of a team.,

• The ability to assess the situation both from an immediate need perspective, such as doing observations that aid the GP in deciding treatment options but also considering if some of our other services may help the patient in the longer term.
• The role will provide a Paramedic resource for GPs working in collaboration with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
• To assess, record initial observations within their competency and feedback to a GP following a visit request.
• The post holder will use their proven clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
• To work within the locality, as Paramedic visiting patients at the request of a GP in their home environment to record observations regarding the effectiveness of how their long-term conditions are managed.
• To assess, record initial observations within their competency and feedback to a GP following a visit request.
• The post holder must own a vehicle for home visits with expenses remunerated.
  
  SW Healthcare is a fast-growing provider of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire. The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.